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EU wants funds for 'stronger defence policy' amid coronavirus threat
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown EU cooperation into the spotlight. How armed forces and civil protection services work to ensure health security has come into focus, from building hospitals to transporting goods. The EU's foreign policy chief said that he wants to see funding going to defence.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. In the blink of AI: How facial recognition technology is capitalising on the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View
What will happen when we emerge into the post-coronavirus world? Will these often invasive technological powers be de-escalated when the threat has passed? Or will they be held in place under the pretence of public protection?
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Euroviews. The EU’s post-coronavirus Marshall Plan must have a focus on improving its digital economy ǀ View
A Marshall Plan for today's economy should invest in technology, promote digital free trade, and align its industrial strategy with allies such as the US and Japan to resist the growing economic and security threats posed by China.